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Barack Obama plays Santa at Washington children's hospital
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Barack Obama plays Santa at Washington children's hospital
Former president hands out gifts to young patients
Hospital: Obama ‘warmed our hallways and put smiles’ on faces
Guardian staff and agencies
Thu 20 Dec 2018 13.27 GMT
Barack Obama surprised patients when he delivered gifts at a children’s hospital in Washington on Wednesday.
The former president wore a Santa hat and carried a sack of presents over his shoulder as he surprised patients and their parents at the hospital, Children’s National Health System, in the north-east part of the capital. He greeted them with a “ho, ho, ho!” and told them his reindeer were “stuck in some snow”, but he wanted to make sure he visited.
Obama chatted with patients in their rooms and stopped by several playrooms. He also recorded a video message for those he couldn’t visit.
The hospital tweeted that Obama “warmed our hallways and put smiles on everyone’s faces!”
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Former president hands out gifts to young patients
Hospital: Obama ‘warmed our hallways and put smiles’ on faces
Guardian staff and agencies
Thu 20 Dec 2018 13.27 GMT
Barack Obama surprised patients when he delivered gifts at a children’s hospital in Washington on Wednesday.
The former president wore a Santa hat and carried a sack of presents over his shoulder as he surprised patients and their parents at the hospital, Children’s National Health System, in the north-east part of the capital. He greeted them with a “ho, ho, ho!” and told them his reindeer were “stuck in some snow”, but he wanted to make sure he visited.
Obama chatted with patients in their rooms and stopped by several playrooms. He also recorded a video message for those he couldn’t visit.
The hospital tweeted that Obama “warmed our hallways and put smiles on everyone’s faces!”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/20/barack-obama-plays-santa-washington-childrens-hospital
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... it brought tears to my eyes (I'm a sympathy crier anyway) when I saw the emotion of that young girl in bed who burst into tears when President Obama visited and hugged her.
